Underwaist for children



(No Model.)

M. E. HIGGINS.

UNDERWAIST FOR CHILDREN. 7

Patented May 15, 1883.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY E. HIGGINS, OF CADILLAC, MICHIGAN.

UNDERWAIST FOR CHILDREN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,726, dated May 15,1883. Application filed November 20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARY E. HIGGINS, ofCadillac, in the county of Wexford and State of Michigan, have inventednew and useful Improvements inGhildrens AdjustablelVaist-s for Hose andLeggin Attachments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention consists in a body garment or waist for children,composed of two seamless half-bodies and capable of adjustment down itsback and front to vary its size, and having combined with it ahose-supporter, also a leggin-supporter, substantially as hereinafterdescribed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 represents a partly-broken front view of a childs adjustablewaist with hose and leggin supporters attached in accordance with myinvention, and Fig.2 a rear View of the same upon a smaller scale.

A A indicate two seamless half-bodies, made of'any suitable material andformed with shoulder-straps or supporting-sleeves b b and lowerextensions, 9 c, which are designed to extend down to or cover thethighs of the child. These half-bodies which form the waist are unitedby a lacing, (7, extending down the front of them, and by tapes orstraps e and bucklesf, applied to their back marginal por tions, thewhole forming an adjustable body garment or waist which may be readilylet out or be taken up, both in front and rear, to vary its size asrequired. Pendent from the lower end of each extension 0 of thisadjustable waist, by means of straps g and buckles h, are bifurcatedhose-supporters B B, which may, if desired, be provided at their lowerends with metal loops Mfor engagement with buttons on the hose, or theymay otherwise connect with the hose.

(J O are anotherpair oflike bifurcated straps, provided, if desired,with similar button-eugaging loops 1' i at their lower ends, andconstituting the leggin-supporters of the article, and being united withthe lower extensions, 0 c, of the body-pieces A A by tapes or straps gand buckles h.

Both the hose-supporters B B and legginsupporters O C may have theirstrap portions, as also the straps which connect them with theextensions 0 c of the half-bodies AA, made of elastic material, and saidsupporters are readily capable of being lengthened or shortened, asrequired, by means of the-buckles h h and straps g9, which connect themwith the extensions 0 c of the half-bodies or waist A A.

The hose and leggin supporters, it will be observed, are attached by thetapes to the exsions o c by stitching or permanently and without the aidof buttons or other metallic fastenings to produce friction and liableto be torn off, and the extensions 0 c are so formed, meeting by a curveabove the waist-line, that a child wearing the article has perfectfreedom of action, and there is no perceptible strain upon the body.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. ln adjustable waists for hose andleggin attachments, the seamless half-bodies having means for theirconnection to the hose or leggins, and each half-body having the armholeformed therein, the material of the halfbody itself formingshoulder-pieces, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In waists for hose and leggin attachments, the half-bodies providedwith means for their connection to the hose or leggins, with theshoulder straps or pieces formed integral therewith, and with the highcurvatures in front and back, said curvatures being arranged above thewaist-line to remove excess of strain therefrom, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In a childs adjustable waist for hose and leggin attachments, the twohalfbodies A, having the body-adjusting straps or lacing d e f, and theextensions 0, adapted to conform to the thighs, and having theadjustable hose and leggin straps B G, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

MARY E. HIGGINS.

